Whooping Crane

National Wildlife

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Stamp Info

Name	Value
Date of Issue	April 4, 1955
Year	1955
Quantity	50,950,000
Denomination	5¢
Perforation or Dimension	12
Series	National Wildlife
Series Time Span	1953 - 1957
Printer	Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Postal Administration	Canada

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About Stamp

The 5¢ stamp is blue in colour and illustrates two Whooping Cranes in flight. This stamp was designed by Dr. William Rowan, F.R.S.C., a zoologist of Edmonton, Alberta.

Whooping Cranes

These splendid birds existed in fair numbers a century ago but have been reduced to a known 21 birds. Their nesting grounds in Northern Canada are unknown. They migrate south each autumn and winter in Texas.

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Reference

Canada Post Office Department. [Postage Stamp Press Release], 1955.

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